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diff --git a/doc/man/lttng-save.1.txt b/doc/man/lttng-save.1.txt
index 36ef1d673..b5dd8daea 100644
--- a/doc/man/lttng-save.1.txt
+++ b/doc/man/lttng-save.1.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 lttng-save(1)
 =============
-:revdate: 3 May 2021
+:revdate: 14 June 2021
 
 
 NAME
 ----
-lttng-save - Save LTTng tracing session configurations
+lttng-save - Save LTTng recording session configurations
 
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-*lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *save* [option:--force] [option:--output-path='DIR'] ['SESSION']
+*lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *save* [option:--force] [option:--output-path='DIR']
+      [option:--all | 'SESSION']
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -19,60 +20,98 @@ DESCRIPTION
 The `lttng save` command saves to files the configurations of:
 
 With the 'SESSION' argument::
-	The tracing session named 'SESSION'.
+	The recording session named 'SESSION'.
 
 Without the 'SESSION' argument::
-    *All* the tracing sessions of the connected session daemon for your
-    Unix user, or for all users if your Unix user is `root`, as listed
-    in the output of `lttng list` (see man:lttng-list(1)).
+    Implicit option:--all option: *all* the recording sessions of the
+    connected session daemon for your Unix user, or for all users if
+    your Unix user is `root`, as listed in the output of `lttng list`
+    (see man:lttng-list(1)).
 +
 See the ``Session daemon connection'' section of man:lttng(1) to learn
 how a user application connects to a session daemon.
 
-See man:lttng-concepts(7) to learn more about tracing sessions.
+See man:lttng-concepts(7) to learn more about recording sessions.
 
 Use the `save` command in conjunction with the man:lttng-load(1) command
-to save and restore the complete configurations of tracing sessions.
+to save and restore the complete configurations of recording sessions.
 
-The `save` command does :not: save tracing data, only the tracing
+The `save` command does :not: save tracing data, only the recording
 session parameters, including the channel and recording event rule
 configurations.
 
 The default output directory path is `$LTTNG_HOME/.lttng/sessions`
 (`$LTTNG_HOME` defaults to `$HOME`). Override the default output
-directory path with the option:--output-path option. Each tracing
+directory path with the option:--output-path option. Each recording
 session configuration file is named __SNAME__++.lttng++,
-where{nbsp}__SNAME__ is the original tracing session name.
+where{nbsp}__SNAME__ is the original recording session name.
 
-By default, the `save` command does :not: overwrite existing tracing
+By default, the `save` command does :not: overwrite existing recording
 session configuration files: the command fails. Allow the `save` command
-to overwrite existing tracing session configuration files with the
+to overwrite existing recording session configuration files with the
 option:--force option.
 
+See the ``<<examples,EXAMPLES>>'' section below for usage examples.
 
-include::common-cmd-options-head.txt[]
+
+include::common-lttng-cmd-options-head.txt[]
 
 
 option:-a, option:--all::
-    Save all the tracing session configurations of your Unix user, or of
-    all users if your Unix user is `root`, as listed in the output of
-    man:lttng-list(1), instead of the current tracing session or the
-    tracing session named 'SESSION'.
+    Save all the recording session configurations of your Unix user, or
+    of all users if your Unix user is `root`, as listed in the output of
+    man:lttng-list(1), instead of the current recording session or the
+    recording session named 'SESSION'.
 
 option:-f, option:--force::
-    Overwrite existing tracing session configuration files when
+    Overwrite existing recording session configuration files when
     saving.
 
 option:-o 'DIR', option:--output-path='DIR'::
-    Save tracing session configuration files to the directory 'DIR'
+    Save recording session configuration files to the directory 'DIR'
     instead of `$LTTNG_HOME/.lttng/sessions` (`$LTTNG_HOME` defaults to
     `$HOME`).
 
 
-include::common-cmd-help-options.txt[]
+include::common-lttng-cmd-help-options.txt[]
+
+
+include::common-lttng-cmd-after-options.txt[]
+
+
+[[examples]]
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+.Save all the recording session configurations to the default output directory.
+====
+[role="term"]
+----
+$ lttng save
+----
+====
+
+.Save a specific recording session configuration to a specific output directory.
+====
+See the option:--output-path option.
+
+[role="term"]
+----
+$ lttng save my-session --output-path=/path/to/sessions
+----
+====
+
+.Allow LTTng to overwrite existing recording session configuration files when saving.
+====
+See the option:--force option.
+
+[role="term"]
+----
+$ lttng save --force
+----
+====
 
 
-include::common-cmd-footer.txt[]
+include::common-footer.txt[]
 
 
 SEE ALSO